Gene DEJoannis, Manchester. Hope to find out what CT Transit has in store for our bus future

Hamden is here in force with Beva, Alison, and Brendan! We want to figure out the very next step to take with CT Transit...!

Pomfret. No transit buses here, but want to hear about this issue

China is adopting Electric buses, I think.

Hi from Branford. Sharon and Eunice are here.

China has more than 300,00 electric buses put into service already! there’s at least one large city in China that now has only electric buses.

Next Thursday is thanksgiving day--when is the Shuttle module?

Adelheid/ Wallingford >> Some info on electric buses with CT transit: >> https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/cttransit_electrifies/ >> https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Publictrans/Bureau-of-Public-Transportation/Battery-Electric-Bus-Projects-and-Partners

TEDCountdown’s conversation with John Doerr about “How to decarbonize the grid and electrify everything” has a great discussion about electrifying transportation.

How do we know if we have a "transit district"--?

Mayor Leng of Hamden is her,

To learn about what transit district covers your area you can visit https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Publictrans/Bureau-of-Public-Transportation/Local-Bus-Service#Other_bus

here - thanks for this great series

Hello Mayor Leng! Thank you for joining us!

Thanks for joining us Gene!

Thanks Tara! Glad you are here!

Hello Hamden! Great to see you in force!

Thanks Adelheid and Eunice!

Are you planning any en-route charging stations?

Doug Holcomb, CEO of Greater Bridgeport Transit joined us for a webinar a few months ago and shared his electric transit bus project. We will send you the link to that webinar!

Those powerful chargers - are they on depot or en-route?

Have you considered overhead wires on any routes

Do these buses have heat pumps or direct resistance heat?

Can you put up the CT DOT URL link?

• Website: Connecticut’s Electric Bus Initiative - https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Publictrans/Bureau-of-Public-Transportation/CT-Electric-Bus-Initiative• Website: Connecticut DOT Battery Electric Bus Projects and Partners - https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Publictrans/Bureau-of-Public-Transportation/Battery-Electric-Bus-Projects-and-Partners

What is the premium over diesel bus $?

• Website: Greater Bridgeport Transit: Zero Emission Electric Buses 2020 - https://gogbt.com/zeb2020/

No need to copy all these links now. They are listed in the Transit Buses Overview PDF.

Wouldn’t;’t EBs running on overhead wires be cheaper? The initial infrastructure would be high, but the EBs would be cheaper?

On Hartford routes, I see a lot of Bio-diesel logos. What fraction of the diesel fleet runs on biodiesel?

Check out the article on Bridgeport’s Greener Transit at Sustainable Fairfield’s Green Wheels Expo. https://sustainablefairfield.wordpress.com/2020/09/28/a-greener-bridgeport-transit/

How about a solar array at the Hamden Garage to help with the electricity demand?

And here’s the link to Daphne’s Webiner on Bridgeport’s Proterra buses on Green Wheels Expo: https://sustainablefairfield.wordpress.com/2020/09/29/learn-about-bridgeport-proterra-electric-transit-buses/

would you consider inductive charging in the future?

Demand charges are very high

will richard be considering battery storage for the demand

What Hatford Routes will get the first BEBs?

You would need Solar+Storage to use for BEBs.

Are you considering overhead wires on any routes to reduce demand and enabling it to run on solar?

Perhaps PURA can create a new rate tariff for commercial electric vehicle charging.

Thank you Richard!

thank you Richard!!!

Thank you

Thanks all!